TET 2023 Wrong Question Case: 15 Questions Wrong? Court Case Filed, Will Everyone Get Marks?

TET 2023 Wrong Question Case: The recently conducted Teacher Eligibility Test (TET 2023) for primary teacher recruitment is now embroiled in controversy. A case has been filed alleging that 15 questions in the exam were either incorrect or misleading. This has created widespread concern among the candidates. The petitioners claim that many deserving candidates have been adversely affected by these questions.

What Are the Allegations About?

According to the petitioners, a total of 15 questions have incorrect answers or ambiguities. These questions span subjects like Child Development Pedagogy, English, Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Bengali. It is alleged that in some cases, there are multiple correct options, while some questions are from outside the syllabus. The petitioners are trying to substantiate their claims with various books and references.

Which Questions are Under Scrutiny?

The highlighted several disputed questions, including:

• Child Development Pedagogy: The highest number of allegations are from this subject. Discrepancies have been claimed in the answers to several questions related to Bloom’s Taxonomy, micro-teaching, and IQ.
• English: An allegation has been made about an incorrect option in a question from a given passage.
• Bengali: There is confusion regarding unaspirated sounds and the one-word substitution for the word ‘বক্ষ্যমাণ’ (meaning ‘being spoken of’).
• Mathematics: It is alleged that an incorrect option was provided in a question concerning the HCF (Highest Common Factor) of two integers.
• Environmental Science: Claims have been made that there are errors in the answers to questions related to carbon dioxide emissions from coal-based power generation and the Air Quality Index (AQI).

Current Status and Future of the Case

The case has been filed, and a hearing is expected soon. The petitioners are hopeful that the court will accept their plea and order a re-evaluation of the question paper by an expert committee. If the allegations are proven true, all candidates may be awarded full marks for those questions. This could change the fate of many candidates, especially those who failed to qualify by a narrow margin. Previously, in the 2014 TET exam, 6 questions were proven to be incorrect, and all candidates were awarded marks for them.

Lakhs of candidates across the state are now awaiting the verdict of this case. It remains to be seen what decision the court will make and how it will shape the future of the aspirants.